The Life and Times of Mike Fanning

Mike Joyce, The Washington Post, June 23, 2000
DaVinci's Notebook, the wonderfully inventive...a cappella quartet, opens its latest album with a Dylanesque rant unlike any other.

About the Artist
Many bands are musically captivating. Some bands are hilariously funny. Other bands are full of charm and personality. Then there's Da Vinci's Notebook--they're all of the above, and they do it all without instruments. With soaring vocals and a "Simpsons"-like sense of humor and absurdity, their take-no-prisoners songs skewer everything and everybody from boy bands, road rage and pretentious '70s rock icons to weight-loss schemes, cloying folk anthems and pickled okra.

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Average customer rating: Guys really like it Davinci's Notebook Rocks! I couldn't stop laughing! Buy it now Awesome, VERY funny, talented, amazing!

The Life and Times of Mike Fanning Da Vinci's Notebook Manufacturer: Davinci's Notebook Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Brontosaurus Bendy's Law Opening Band News to Us Gift Wrapped: Best of ASIN: B000046PX2 Release Date: 2000-01-18

Tracks:

1. Ally McBeal
2. Seaside Lament (Sand)
3. Is She Really Going Out With Him?
4. Title of the Song
5. Road Rage
6. Saggy Diaper Blues
7. Three Little Words
8. Secret Asian Man
9. Baby Please
10. Jump in the Line
11. Kingdom in the Sky
12. Dreidel Song

Customer Reviews:

Guys really like it.......2007-01-03

Bought this for my husband. He really likes the "Kingdom in the Sky" song. He also gets a giggle from the "Thress Little Words" song.

Davinci's Notebook Rocks!.......2004-01-21

I'm a DVN fan... they're great! The Life and Times has a few songs that I'm really in love with... mostly, "Kingdom in the Sky" (I'm a Mickey Mouse fan). I've seen the group several times in person, and of their 3 current albums (Bendy's Law, Life and Times of Mike Fanning, Brontosaurus), I'm hard pressed to choose between Life and Times and Brontosaurus for my favorite. Anyway... if you want something extremely funny to listen to, that you can play over and over again without getting bored with it, you definitely want to invest in Davinci's Notebook.

Word of warning, though... a few of their songs have 'explicit' lyrics, so if you're easily offended or have small children, you might want to skip over those (you'll be able to tell by the name of the songs).

On their website (http://www.davincisnotebook.com) they do have some 'tidbits' of some of their songs... so if you want to see what they're all about, you should definitely stop by their site.

I couldn't stop laughing!.......2002-09-10

The music was great to listen to that you almost forget that it's supposed to be a comedy album! Everyone can identify with at least one song on this CD - it was great!

Buy it now.......2002-08-29

Do you still sing, "On Top of Spaghetti?" Do you love parody, doo-whop, and close harmony? If so, buy this CD. It's the best you will do without seeing them live--and seeing them live is highly entertaining!

Note: I am not paid by DVN, though Bernie's wife makes excellent chocolate chip cookies and I'm hoping someday to get another!

Awesome, VERY funny, talented, amazing!.......2002-03-23

I was lucky enough to twice see this group perform when I lived in Washington, DC. They are beautiful acapella singers and hysterically funny. Every single song on this CD is amazing. "Kingdom in the Sky" is a hysterical Disney World interpretation of the gospel. "Secret Asian Man" will have you rolling on the floor. The "Saggy Diaper Blues" is a hysterical blues style song from the infant generation. "Title of the Song" is a great mockery of every boy band song ever written. The whole CD will have you laughing, grooving, and relaxing.
If you live on the East Coast make sure you check out their website to see when you can see them live. Their live shows are wonderful.
Enjoy!

Meditation Music:

1. The Original Soundtrack [Original recording remastered] [Import]
2. The Partridge Family - Greatest Hits
3. The Rock & The Rabbi
4. The Very Best of Frank Mills [Enhanced]
5. These Boots Are Made for Walking Pt.2 [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
6. This Christmas
7. This Is The Moment
8. Top Tunes Karaoke CDG FunPack TTFP-1&2 v2; Mama's and the Papas, LeAnn Rimes and Jimmy Buffett [Karaoke]
9. Tower of Song: Songs of Leonard Cohen
10. Try This [Enhanced] [Explicit Lyrics]

Meditation Music

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Meditation Music

Blue Guitars [Box set] [Import]

Bach: Italian Concerto; Overture in B minor

Chamber Compositions

Music: Blessing for Parenthood [Import]

Dance Paradise V.1: Pwl Perfect Hits [Import]

Back to the Old Skool, Vol. 2 [Import]

Best of [Import]

Barrett

Better Today Then

Bach: Harpsichord Concertos 1

At The Piano

Angeles Caidos [Import]

2 en 1, Vol. 1

Can't Buy A Miracle

Golden Road